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NESS

Satellite. NESS was launched on October 9, 2023 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-155ENORAD 58020France

Identity

Name in GCAT
N3SS
Common name
NESS
International designator
2023-155E
NORAD catalog number
58020
GCAT identifier
S58020

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Civil government
Program
CNES Cube
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
U-Space
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
October 9, 2023 · 01:36 UTC
Launch record
2023-155Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
565 km
Apogee
568 km
Inclination
97.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 9, 2023

Size

Mass
5 kg
Dry mass
5 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q123382995 (CC0).